Saturday, October 3, 2015

One of
the country’s premiere humanitarian awards, JCI Manila and AY Foundation’s
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (BTCA) Award, helped spread the value of
selflessness to the selfie generation through Project Ignite.

Project
Ignite aimed to inspire the next generation of leaders by bringing to different
schools the stories of past winners Mrs. Lita Fullerton and Dr. Cagape. Project
Ignite gave students from different schools a first-hand experience on how a
life of passion changes the world around you.

Headed
by this year’s BTCA chairman, Jim Jimenez, Project Ignite toured around the
biggest schools in the country including Colegio San Agustin Makati, Enderun
College, Technological Institute of the Philippines, and Ateneo De Manila
University. By sharing stories of selfless service for the poor, the tour aimed
to inspire students to make a difference in their respective communities and
effect change for those who need it most.

Going
beyond the talks in school, Project Ignite arranged an immersion for students
from College of St. Benilde and Ateneo De Manila University to visit Mrs. Lita
Fullerton’s Chosen Children’s Village Foundation to fully experience the impact
of being selfless. The experience allowed the students to interact with the special
children and witness just how one person’s dedication can touch the lives of
thousands.

Spearheaded
by Project Ignite Chairman, Gio Valencia, Gio says, “In totality, it was great
to see the younger generation to see a glimpse of what it’s like to dedicate
our lives to helping other people. We hope that from
honoring selfless servants, we have inspired the next generation of future BTCA
awardees to do the same.”